 COVID-19 and the opportunity to change the neoliberal agenda: evidence from socio-employment policy responses across EuropeDavid Natali Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, 2022, vol. 28, issue 1, 15-30 Abstract: Much of the recent literature on the COVID-19 pandemic agrees on the uniqueness of this crisis. Assessments of the subsequent policy response in Europe diverge, however: while some see signs of policy change, others consider the empirical evidence to be inconclusive or, worse, consistent with a reinforcement of neoliberalism. The present article aims to contribute to that debate by providing a preliminary assessment of policy measures in the areas of health care, employment protection and pensions. Recent measures are viewed in terms of the neoliberal paradigm, which is used as a benchmark to identify any sign of innovation. While it is too early to talk about a true paradigmatic transformation, the evidence collected from international datasets and official documents confirms that ideas and policy measures show signs of change. The article also suggests that the study of ideas is a promising field of enquiry with which to improve our understanding of the pandemic and its effects. Keywords: COVID-19; change; stability; ideas; employment; health care; pensions; neoliberalism (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:treure:v:28:y:2022:i:1:p:15-30 DOI: 10.1177/10242589221097231 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research |
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